quadra
See also: Quadra
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
quadra (plural quadrae)
- (architecture) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.
- A fillet, or listel.
- A frame enclosing a bas relief.
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quadra f (plural quadres)
- (historical) ward (division of a castle)
- section (of an industrial building), ward (of a hospital), etc.
- stable
- Synonym: estable
- (nautical) a square sail
- Synonym: rodona
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “quadra” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
quadra
- inflection of quadrar:
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
quadra m or f by sense (plural quadras)
- Clipping of quadragénaire.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
quadra f (plural quadre)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
quadra
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
quadra
- inflection of quadrare:
Related terms edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Feminine counterpart to quadrus, from quattuor (“four”).
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʷa.dra/, [ˈkʷäd̪rä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkwa.dra/, [ˈkwäːd̪rä]
Noun edit
quadra f (genitive quadrae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | quadra | quadrae |
Genitive | quadrae | quadrārum |
Dative | quadrae | quadrīs |
Accusative | quadram | quadrās |
Ablative | quadrā | quadrīs |
Vocative | quadra | quadrae |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: quadra
References edit
- “quadra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “quadra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quadra in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- quadra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “quadra”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “quadrate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Portuguese edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin quadra. Compare quadro.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -adɾɐ
- Hyphenation: qua‧dra
Noun edit
quadra f (plural quadras)
- quadrangle
- (poetry) a quatrain
- season, period, time
- Quadra festiva. ― Festive season.
- (lottery): a set of four numbers
- (card games) four
- (Brazil) block of buildings
- Synonym: (Portugal) quarteirão
- (Brazil) sport venue; court
- (Brazil) large square compound where samba schools practice
See also edit
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text) | ||||||
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ás | dois, duque | três, terno | quatro, quadra | cinco, quina | seis, sena | sete, bisca, manilha |
oito | nove | dez | valete | dama | rei | jóquer, curinga |
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
quadra
- inflection of quadrar: